How Can I Efficiently Forward Tasty Tidbits Newsletters Using Thunderbird?

[jbachen]

OK, so I asked this in another thread, but haven't had an answer yet. I won one of Greg's contests a few weeks back, and won a subscription to Tasty Tidbits, which I am thoroughly enjoying! (Thanks, Joy!!) But, I haven't yet figured out a good way to get all the emails off of my website contact list into my email to forward the newsletters without copying and pasting each one, or maintaining a separate list in my email program. Does anyone have any advice for this?? I use Thunderbird for my email, BTW, but I do have a gmail address as well if that will work. TIA for any advice!

 

[janetupnorth]

In gmail I created a "Pampered Chef Valued Customers" group and put them all in there - you can upload a file to gmail rather than typing them all.I blind CC that group when I send the newsletter out.Not sure about Thunderbird...

 

[jbachen]

Hm, Ok, maybe I will see if I can figure that out... Thanks, Janet!Wait, this may be a dumb one, but how do you get it into a file?

 

[PampChefJoy]

You should be able to download or export your contact list into a CSV file, and then import that file back into Thunderbird. I don't use Thunderbird but I know Outlook has that functionality, so I assume Thunderbird would be similar. Can you get as far as exporting your contacts?

 

[jbachen]

OK, I got my contacts out into a CSV file, like you said... Now I am going to open Thunderbird and see if I can get them in there. I will keep you posted on the progress.Thank you so much, Joy!! I am LOVING my Tasty Tidbits subscription, and am definitely renewing when my free time is over.

 

[jbachen]

Looks like I got it. Thanks, guys!!

 

[Jess_K]

I just forwared my tasty tidbits newletter and it got rejected by my msn.com email customers and one hotmail customer.. any suggestions? is it MSN? I forwarded it to MY msn account and got the failure email, but I still had it in my inbox?

any suggestions? help?
thanks!

 

[BethCooks4U]

In gmail I created a "Pampered Chef Valued Customers" group and put them all in there - you can upload a file to gmail rather than typing them all.

I blind CC that group when I send the newsletter out.

Not sure about Thunderbird...

Do you have all of your customers in one file? I am concerned about having too many in one list - I have TONS of contacts after 6 shows amonth for 6 years...

 

[niktim3]

Would this work for AOL?? Anyone know??
Also, how do you get the email addresses into a file?
THaknks!
Nicole

 

[PampChefJoy]

I just forwared my tasty tidbits newletter and it got rejected by my msn.com email customers and one hotmail customer.. any suggestions? is it MSN? I forwarded it to MY msn account and got the failure email, but I still had it in my inbox?

any suggestions? help?
thanks!

How many email addresses did you try to send at once? Did you BCC? Send each individually? Send in batch? I think Yahoo and Gmail limit you to no more than 100 at a time on the outgoing side, but receiving servers can also reject or slow you down if you send even smaller batches.

There seems to be a trend driving toward using email providers (Constant Contact, iContact, etc) because they have established whitelists with most major email carriers. Even then, that's no guarantee. I continually have trouble with Yahoo receiving emails from my provider, even though they are whitelisted and provide DomainKeys registration. There are too many spammers ruining it for legitimate businesses.

 

[PCJen]

I'm new to this import/export stuff so I have a question....If I export my contacts from Yahoo to another e-mail service will they also remain in my Yahoo? I would like them to stay there too.

OK now I'm being a bit hard headed here....please explain the difference between import and export. For some reason I don't think my brain is getting it. I thought I was a bit but not totally sure.:blushing:

 

[pamperedpals]

I'm new to this import/export stuff so I have a question....If I export my contacts from Yahoo to another e-mail service will they also remain in my Yahoo? I would like them to stay there too.

OK now I'm being a bit hard headed here....please explain the difference between import and export. For some reason I don't think my brain is getting it. I thought I was a bit but not totally sure.:blushing:

Yes, the should stay there.

Import is kinda like uploading your contact's to the new location. Export is like downloading them. I hope that make sense.

 

[PCJen]

Yes, the should stay there.

Import is kinda like uploading your contact's to the new location. Export is like downloading them. I hope that make sense.

Yea, It does. I'm having a mommy brain day.

 

[Jess_K]

I sent only a handfull , maybe 10 or so, and the MSN ones got rejected.. Joy can i change it to being sent to my gmail account. (I actually thought I set the newsletters to be sent to that email originally, with the email in the newletter being a yahoo one) [email protected]